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The Lived Experiences of Patient’s Families with the Intensive Care Unit Diary / 중환자간호학회지
Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing ; (3): 28-43, 2023.
Article in Korean | WPRIM | ID: wpr-967354
ABSTRACT
Purpose@# Intensive care unit (ICU) diaries have been implemented across the international ICU community. This study aimed to comprehend the meaning and nature of the lived experience of patientsfamilies using the ICU diary in Korea. @*Methods@# This qualitative study adopted van Manen’s hermeneutic phenomenology. The participants comprised eight women and two men who were the family members of patients in the ICU for more than three days. Data were collected using in-depth interviews and observation from July 2018 to January 2019. @*Results@# Patientsfamilies who experienced the ICU diary recognized it with six beings according to time a good idea, forgotten stuff, burdensome work, touching service, my stuff, and a thing in the memory. The ICU diary had three essential meanings for the families communication, solace and hope, and a record of life. These findings were rearranged according to van Manen’s fundamental existential, and the lived things and lived others were remarkably confirmed. @*Conclusion@# Patientsfamilies experienced various ICU diary forms over time and recognized an ICU diary as a means of communication. Therefore, the ICU diary is expected to be used as an intervention between families and healthcare providers in the ICU to support mutual communication.
Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Language: Korean Journal: Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing Year: 2023 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Language: Korean Journal: Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing Year: 2023 Type: Article